Emergency button



Dec. 27, 1966 E. AMMIRATI 3,

EMERGENCY BUTTON Filed Dec. 16, 1964 INVENTOR.

ELVIRA AMMIRATI Qua United States Patent The object of the presentinvention is to provide a means of replacing a button other than withthe conventional thread and needle method.

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of an emergency button at approximatefull size.

FIGURE 2 is an elevational view at a magnified size to clarify FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view through a button showing it fastened withan emergency button thread holder.

FIGURE 4 is an isometric View showing an emergency button and anemergency button holder, which, combined, is my invention.

In FIGURE 2 (magnified elevational view of FIGURE 1) it can be seen thatthere is a button 1 and secured to it is a threading wire 2 which may beof metal or other material that can pierce fabrics, be bent, wound andwill hold the position into which it has been bent or wound.

The button shown in FIGURE 1 is used as a needle and thread would beused except that the threading wire 2 which functions as a needle andthread, is pushed through the fabric 4 and then through the emergencybutton holder 3 which may be of metal or any material that will producethe function it is used for. The threading wire 2 is then wound aroundthe emergency button holder 3 several times to secure the threading Wire2 in place as shown in FIGURE 3. The threading wire 2 end may also bepushed through the aperture of button holder 3 just enough to be able tocrimp the threading wire 2 to the button holder 3 and then rolled on thebutton holder 3 until it has been secured snugly.

I claim:

A fastening device comprising an enlarged portion of button-likeconfiguration having a fabric piercing flexible portion of needle andthread-like qualities secured thereto and a portion of spool-likeconfiguration having an enlarged slot therein dimensioned to receive thefree end of the fabric piercing portion after it has been passed throughan associated fabric and adapted to be rotated about its longitudinalaxis to wind the fabric piercing portion thereabout to snugly secure thefastener to said fabric.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 818,983 4/1906Smith 24-90 1,050,716 1/1913 Bell 24-90 1,430,601 10/1922 Stephenson24-103 FOREIGN PATENTS 515,412 1/1931 Germany.

WILLIAM FELDMAN, Primary Examiner.

DONALD A. GRIFFIN, Examiner.

